We May Need That Ark

I was standing at the front door looking outside and thinking what will make some people in other parts of the country cringe. Everything is so green here. By this time of the year, the grass (if you can call it that) usually crunches under our feet and the trees look hopelessly withered. We don't water with sprinklers and typically, by now, I have even given up on flowers in my pots. Not so this year. The flowers are still blooming with no help from me. It almost looks like we have an actual lawn. Even the fountains have not required extra water from the hose.

All this thanks to rain.

Constant rain. Almost every-other-day rain. Rain that is flooding the streets and causing havoc on some homes. Rain that makes the outdoor working people have to stay inside. Rain that makes the indoor staying people want to actually go somewhere. Rain that lulls the cats into a stupefied slumber as they watch the water run off the roof.

Or maybe that is me.

I am fighting the urge to join my husband in a pre-noon nap. Not that I'm opposed to napping, but I'm one of those people that this kinda weather drives out of the house. I have an un-natural urge to go to the mall. Maybe eat a gyro. Possibly roam a used bookstore while sipping an overpriced coffee. This is when I wish I had some of those cute rainboots with a jacket and hat to match. I would so be one of those people.

Good grief, it is pouring. It's been like this about all summer. Sure, we've had the heat and the humidity and all other things southern, but I'm not finding much to complain about this year. Let it rain.

Meanwhile, I may have changed my mind.
A nap before lunch? There are worse things in life.